Presqu’ile Provincial Park is located in southeastern Northumberland County on the north shore of Lake Ontario. This park offers a variety of settings from shoreline to forest including:

• Swimming: 2.5 km sandy beach🩱

• Hiking: 16 km of trails and paths along shorelines and through woodlands and meadows for butterflying🦋

• A birding hotspot in spring and fall: 338 bird species recorded with 130 breeding species🐦🦉🦆

• 1 km marsh boardwalk trail accessing the largest protected marsh on the north shore of Lake Ontario

• Two visitor centres; Nature Centre open daily in summer and the Lighthouse Centre open daily in summer and on weekends in the spring and fall

• Second oldest operating lighthouse in Ontario

• Biking🚴

Arrival: Monday, June 16 on or after 2 p.m.

Depart: Thursday, June 19 on or before 2 p.m.

Leaders: Colleen Lynch & Don McLeod

Reservations website: https://reservations.ontarioparks.com/

Each member is responsible for booking their own campsite. The west end of “Trails End” campground or East end of “Elmvale” campground is recommended. Trails End campground has almost all electrical campsites. This former farm field is now treed with a young forest and shrubs and most sites are nicely screened. Vault toilets and water taps service this campground. Elmvale campground has mostly non-electrical sites with a few having electrical service. Three sites are situated directly on the lakeshore. Most sites are in mature forest, with the ones nearer the lake being more open. Tents and trailers (RVs) are welcome. This park also offers the rental of a cabin or roofed accommodations which feature canvas tents covered by a steel roof, equipped with beds, a table and chairs and propane BBQ. Visit the Ontario Parks Presqu’ile Provincial Park website for more information: https://www.ontarioparks.ca/park/presquile

You should book 5 months in advance to get a site. (e.g., Plan to make your campsite booking on January 19 at 7 a.m.) If unable to obtain a campsite, you can receive alerts when sites become available by clicking the “Notify Me” button on the reservation site. E-mail Colleen Lynch at [email protected] or call/text Colleen at 705-868-4262 with your intention to attend, campsite number and permission to share your e-mail address with other campers so you can be kept up to date on details and bookings. Accessibility: moderate.